Incidents & Learning Manager (XN06)
| Posting date: | 20 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £39,959.00 to £48,117.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £39959.00 - £48117.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 7TF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9298-MDI-185 |
Summary
Support the Risk Management team in the delivery of business objectives in relation to effective reporting and learning systems for the organisation. Work with the Serious Incidents Investigations & Learning Manager to develop, manage and support mechanisms for learning and sharing patient safety lessons from reported incident investigations and excellence in practice. To co-ordinate activity on the Risk Management Database (Datix) across all modules - incidents, actions, claims, and risk registers. Through effective design, audit and training, strive to ensure uniformity of data entry from across the Trust. The post holder will be the in-house specialist lead for Datix throughout the Trust, ensuring staff are trained and supported in use of the product; ensuring that correct data entry leads to accurate statistical reports and that the Trust is able to utilise the system to the fullest. The post holder will act as system administrator being responsible for evaluating system updates and overseeing installation, developing policies for controlling access and monitoring use of the system; they will be responsible for liaising with the external software provider and ensuring that all software problems are rectified promptly. To support the Serious Incidents Investigations and Learning Manager with the development, modification and implementation of systems for the management of serious incidents in accordance with the national framework and CQC regulations. To work to an agreed set of objectives but with autonomy to determine how these objectives are met. Deputise for the Serious Incident Investigations & Learning Manager in their absence. The post involves support the Trusts Risk Management systems to ensure the management of the approx. 30,000 incidents recorded on the Trusts incident management system are managed in accordance with local and national policies and procedures. The post holder will ensure provision of advice, support and training to members of staff at all levels across the Trust who have access rights to the Datix system. This advice and support will be provided without reference to a manager. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the uploading of approx. 36,000 patient safety incidents per year to the Learning from Patient Safety Events System (LFPSE).